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3. | Béla I "the Boxer", King of Hungary (1.Ladislas1) was born about 1016; died on 11 Sep 1063 in Hungary; was buried in Szekszárd Abbey, Szekszárd, Hungary. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Béla's baptismal name was Adalbert.
- Moved To: 1031, Poland; In 1031 he left Hungary, together with his brothers, Levente and Andrew, after the execution of their father, Vazul. Béla settled in Poland
- Moved To: 1048, Hungary; In 1048 he returned to his homeland upon the invitation of his brother Andrew, who had in the meantime been crowned King of Hungary. Andrew assigned the administration of the so-called ducatus or "duchy", which encompassed around one-third of the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary, to Béla.
- Rebellion: About 1057; The two brothers' relationship became tense when Andrew had his own son, Solomon, crowned king, and forced Béla to publicly confirm Solomon's right to the throne in 1057 or 1058. Béla, assisted by his Polish relatives, rebelled against his brother, defeated his brother in two successive battles fought at the river Tisza and at Moson, and dethroned him in 1060.
- Reign: From 1060 to 1063; King of Hungary
- Crowned: 6 Dec 1060, Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary; He was crowned King of Hungary on 6 Dec 1060 at Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary. He ordered that "the wives and sons and all the property of all those who had followed" his nephew to Germany "should be protected and kept safe and sound",[41] which induced many of Solomon's partisans to reconcile themselves to Béla's rule and return to Hungary.
- Last Full Review: 24 Dec 2020
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Béla was fatally injured when his throne collapsed while he was sitting on it. Half dead, he was taken to the western borders of his kingdom, where he died at the creek Kinizsa.
Béla married Richeza, Princess of Hungary between 1039 and 1043. Richeza (daughter of Mieszko II, King of Poland and Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland) was born in 1018; died after 1052. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Sophia, Princess of Hungary (3.Béla2, 1.Ladislas1) was born after 1050; died on 18 Jun 1095. Family/Spouse: Udalrich I, Margrave of Carniola and Istria. Udalrich (son of Poppo I von Weimar, Margrave of Carniola and Istria and Hadamut of Friuli) died on 6 Mar 1070. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Sophia married Magnus, Duke of Saxony about 1071. Magnus (son of Ordulf, Duke of Saxony and Ulfhild of Norway) was born about 1045; died on 23 Aug 1106; was buried in Artlemburg, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 18. Wulfhilda of Saxony was born about 1071 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1126 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany.
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15. | Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary (6.Ladislas3, 3.Béla2, 1.Ladislas1) was born in 1088; died on 13 Aug 1134 in Bithynia, Empire of the East. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Her birth name was Piroska, but following her conversion to the Eastern Orthodox Church and settlement in Constantinople, Piroska was renamed Irene.
- Last Full Review: 13 Aug 2020
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She was a nun when she died.
Irene married John II Komnenos, Emperor of the East in 1104. John (son of Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the East and Irene Ducas, Augusta) was born on 13 Sep 1087; died on 8 Apr 1143 in Cilicia, Empire of the East. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Wulfhilda of Saxony (11.Sophia3, 3.Béla2, 1.Ladislas1) was born about 1071 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1126 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany. Notes:
Birth: Weis (1982) states she was born about 1075.
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Her name was also spelt Ulfhild.
Wulfhilda married Henry IX "the Black", Duke of Bavaria between 1095 and 1100. Henry (son of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria and Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria) was born in 1074; died on 13 Dec 1126 in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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